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inside or outside in a space large enough for your group to run around safely

How to Play:This game is like regular tag except that the person who is “it” gets to choose which animal everyone else (including themselves) will have to emulate.

The “it” person will choose the animal and then give the rest of the participants 3 seconds to re-position themselves. If the “it” person chose ‘turtle’ they would have to chase everyone like a turtle and the participants would have to run away like a turtle. If the animal is one that makes noise, the participants must also make the noise of that animal.

Play continues as long as the participants can come up with new animals!

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a large ball for adults or older children or a small ball for younger children

Where to Play

outside in an open area that is safe for running

How to Play:
Before the activity begins, mark out an area with pylons or other markers. This area should be large enough for the whole group to fit inside of it but not so large that the participants are far away from one another.

The leader will choose someone to be “it”. This person is Atlas and must carry the Earth (the ball). The leader will explain that Atlas is always carrying the Earth and that it gets heavy sometimes. He/she will explain that Atlas is going to try to get other people to help him/her to carry the Earth.

Atlas can carry and run with the ball anywhere inside the playing area. The participants must remain inside the playing area at all times. If anyone else touches the ball, they are on Atlas’ team. Atlas can try to get other people on his/her team in any way he/she can. This game is very similar to dodge ball, except that even if you catch the ball you’re still “out” and have to help Atlas.

Atlas’ helpers can move freely around the playing area when they don’t have the ball. While carrying the ball, they can only move 3 steps before they must try to get someone out with it or pass it to another member of Atlas’ team.

The game ends when only one person remains and everyone else has been recruited by Atlas.

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unlimited, larger groups can be split into smaller groups of 4 or 5 for this game

Materials

none

Where to Play:

inside or outside

How to Play:Split the participants into groups of 4 or 5. One person in the group will be “it”. The person who is “it” will go off to the side while the rest of the group decided who they will protect.

Once the group has decided, they will join hands in a circle and the “it” person will return. When play begins, the “it” person will try to identify and tag the protected person in the circle. The other players must twist and turn in order to protect the person from being tagged. The circle must always remain intact and the “it” person must stay on the outside of the circle.

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How to Play:
Split the participants up into pairs. Each pair links arms with each other at the elbow. This works best if participants choose someone around the same height as themselves.

Two participants are chosen to be “it”. They will break apart and chase the pairs. When an “it” player links arms with a pair, the person on the opposite side must break off and become “it”. They cannot link up with the same group they were with before but must find a new pair.